Electric-lamp-display device



Dec. 13, 1927.

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Patented Dec, 13, 1927.

HERBERT A. HECHINGER, or n ELECTRIC-LAM P-DISfLAY DEVICE.

Application filed March 7,

My invention relates to devices for displaying electriclamps inwindows'and elsewhere, for instance, at Christmas or other festivaloccasions, and its object is to provide a simple compact device that maybe economically made and will dispose the lamps in such manner as togive a pleasing effect.

\Vith this object in view my invention consists preferably of a memberof resilient material normally longer than the width of the window withwhich it is-to be used and constructed.- and arranged so that wlienbowed upwardly, its ends will rest on the 1:! window sill and abut theopposite sides of the window frame. Such member is provided withlamp-retaining clips and preferably end-pieces are attached to themember for retaining it in position, or removably securing it to thewindow frame.

One embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a window with my improved lampdisplay device in position; v

.Fig. 2 is a plan view partly in section; Fig. 3 is a plan view on anenlarged'scale showing details of construction;

. Fig. 4 is a section'taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3; i 1

" Fig. 5 is a plan view on an enlarged scale showing one of the endpieces for retaining the resilient strip in position.

In the particular drawings selected for more fully disclosing myinvention and which are to be considered as illustrative of one of thevarious forms my invention may take, rather than as restrictive, 10, 11,12 are strips of an suitable resilient material connected longitudinallyby the tongues 13 arranged to take into the apertures 14 cut intotheupwardly-bent end portions 15 of the strip 1 i It is to be understood ofcourse that the re- 4 silient strip is made in three pieces solely forconvenience in shipping, and that it may be formed of a single piece.

Ea :h resilient strip is provided with a plurality of lamp-retainingmeans herein shown as the clips 16, each having a tongue" i 17 arrangedto be received by the longitudinal slots 18,. formed in the presentinstance by makin two parallel cuts in the strip and bending the metaltherebetween' upwardly, as shown at 19, the said lamp-reononns'rnn,MASSACHUSETTS.

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taining means being disposed transversely to said resilient strip forsupporting the lamps radially with respect to said member when thelatter is. upwardly bowed.

It is to be understood of course that lamp-retaining members of anyother type may be employed and that such members may be integral with ordetachably secured to the strip in any suitable manner.

It is preferred to have the lamp-retaining members made detachable forconvenience in -shipping.

As shown in Figure 1, the length of the resilient strip formed by thesections 10 11, 12 is greater than the width of the window with whichthe display device is to be used, so that when bowed upwardly, the endsof said strip will rest on the windowsill 20 and abut the opposite sidesof the window frame 21.

Preferably means are provided for retainin the display device inposition, or remov ablyvsecuring the same to the frame of the windowwith which it is to be used.

While it will readily occur to those skilled in the art that a varietyof means may be employed for this purpose, I have shown the stripprovided with end pieces 22, each consisting of a wire disposed at rightangles to the strip and terminating in an end por- 35 tion 23, which issubstantially parallel to the strip and is arranged for insertionbetween the window frame and sash 24.

In the present instance each wire-end piece is attached to the strip byinserting 9: through the transverse slots 26 cut into the strip. nearthe end thereof a portion of the wire bent at right" angles to thepartthereof that rests against the window frame.

The lamps are indicated at 27' and are shown as provided with the usualsockets .28 which are embraced by the clips 16, and

are provided with flanges or enlargements 29 which rest on the upperfaceof the clips.

. ,As will be apparent from the foregoing description, the sectionaldisplay device with its detachable lamp clips and end-pieces may bepacked in very small compass for shipment and readily 'put together bythe user.

Having thus described an illustrative embodiment of my invention withouthowever limiting the same thereto, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. A device for displaying-electric lamps '0 l a I 0 Il," 0 1n wlndows comprismg a resilient strip,

lamp-retaining means carried by said strip, and end pieces attached tosaid strip at right angles thereto, each said end-piece terminating in aportion parallel to said strip for inslelrtion between the window frameand sas 2. As an article of manufacture, an electric lamp display devicecomprising a flexible strip made up of a plurality of resilient normallystraight sections, interlocking means for detachably securing thesections together, said sectional strip by reason of its flexibilitycapable of being flexed intermedi ate its ends into bowed shape, lampretain-' ing means carried by each straight section, said lamp-reta1ning means extendlng trans- 'versely of 'the strip and arranged onthe strip to support the lamps radially with 1'6" spect to the stripwhen the latter is bowed, and end pieces at either end of the sectionalstrip for engagement with a suitable support for maintaining the stripbowed when in operative position, I

3. In combination with a window frame having two sides and a sill, of alight displaying device, said light displaying device comprising aflexible member longer than the sill included between the sides of thewindow, feet on the ends of said member, said feet resting on the silland being resiliently held in engagement with the sides of the windowand light supporting means carried by said flexible member, said meanscomprising clamping arms disposed radially on the strip when the latteris flexed and in I operative position. I, y

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 5thday ofMarch, 1927.

HERBERT A. HEGHINGER.

